India-born PepsiCo chief Indra Nooyi has been the news recently for her trip to China, her remarks about the US Fed and her ability to handle the financial crisis.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback's strength against a trade-weighted basket of six major currencies, was up by 0.19 per cent at 95.48.
Gold is often favoured as a hedge against economic and financial uncertainty
Of the 30-share Sensex pack, 15 today closed in the red
The S&P and Dow dipped the most in a day since September 28.
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen on Wednesday pointed to a possible December interest rate "liftoff" but said rates would rise only slowly from then on to nurture the U.S. economic recovery.
The US dollar has risen about 15 per cent since mid-2015.
The U.S. economy grew faster than initially thought in the second quarter.
At the same time, however, officials at the central bank lowered their projections for the long-run target interest rate, evidence of slightly diminished expectations for a nation climbing out of a severe crisis and struggling with demographic headwinds like declining labor force participation.
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